Display jar stand



Jari. l2 1926.

L. H. SHOVER DISPLAY JAR STAND Filednec. 22, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet J O7/ MO/w U00/ NN QQ M mw w FB LQ Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

UNITE!) STATES LAMAR SI-IOVER, OF MLWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

DISPLAY JAR s'rAN-n.

Application led December 22, 1924. vSerial No. 757,464.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LAMAR H. SHovER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State oflVisconsin, have invented certain `new and useful Improvements inDisplay .l ar Stands; and l do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof. l0 This invention relates todisplay jar stands.

Gbjects of this invention are to provide a display jar stand in which aplurality of jars are removably mounted and are adapted to revolve abouta central axis so as to display any desired jar in an attractive andsimple manner, to provide a display stand in which the jars are securelylocked in position, and to provide means to permit the ready tipping orrocking of the jars and to thereafter hold such jars in a slantingposition to facilitate removing of the contents such as candy thereofduring dispensing.

lt is to be noted that patrons may rook the jars around in a free mannerand it therefore is necessary to provide means for preventinginadvertent tipping of the jars without the sanction of the dispenser.

A further object is to provide means for permitting tipping of the jarsat only one position with reference to the supporting stand. Forexample, the store keeper may so set the display stand that the jars maybe tipped only when they are presented towards him and are remote fromthe customer.

Further objects are to provide a jar display stand which will take anyof the usual types of display jars and securely hold them againstupsetting or falling from the stand and which is provided with meanswhereby the ars rock approximately about their renters of gravity whenmoved to dispensing position and are locked in either their vertical ortheir angular dispensing position in a simple and easy manner.

Further objects are to provide a simple, cheap and attractive form ofdisplay stand which may be readily manufactured by ordinary machine shopmethods.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a partial vertical sectional View through the deviceshowing two of the jars in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the "structure '55 shown Vin Figure 1 withone "of the jars shown in position and with one of the supportingstructures in section.

Figure 3 is av vfragni'entary sectional detail of one of the latchingmeans for the jars.

The display stand comprises a supporting base 1 which may beotl 4anysuitable size and attractive'desi'gn. This supporting base is providedwith a threadedv "aperture Ainto which the threaded reduced extensionZof a short stub shaft or supporting spindle is secured. rlhis "spindleis provi-ded with a shoulder or collar 4 adjacent its lower end whichclamps tightly against the top of the base and also provides shouldersupon which the hub of the revolving portion rests, as will be describedlater. The upper portion of the spindle is also reduced and threaded, asindicated at 5, and freceivesa plate f6. Preferably the aperture 'intheplate 6 as well 75 as; the lower portion 7 of the reduced upper portionof the spindle 3 are square to prevent rotationof the plate 6 withreference te the spindle 3. A clamping nut 8 is screwed upon thereducing portion y5 and S0 clamps the plate in position. The spindle 3is apertured and receives the reduced end 9 of an upright standard 10,such standard' being adapted to carry any suitable 'decorative oradvertising means, or in fact an additional jar at its upper end in awell known manner, the upper portion of the standard being' omitted forthe sake of clearness.

The revoluble portion of the display stand comprises a pair of disks l1between which 90 are riveted the inner ends of the downwardly curvedoutwardly projecting supporting channel arms 12, as clearly shown inFigure 1. These channel arms carry v'the transverse or base portion 13of U-shap'ed 95 supporting lmembers provided with upstanding arms 14.The upsta-nding arms of the U-shaped lmembers pivotally carry jarreceiving straps 15.

It is to be noted that a basket-likesupport is carried by leach of therings yor ystraps 121; for example, one of the supporting members ofthis basket-like portion is indicated at 16 and comprises a U-shapedmember, as illustrated in the drawings. A corresponding U-shaped member17 is positioned at right angles to the member 16 and the upper ends ofsuch members are securely attached to the ring 15 and such members arefurther securely attached to each other at their point of crossing.

One of the members 17 carries an arcuate plane 18 provided with an innerand an outer notch 19 and 20. The corresponding upright 14 is providedwith av bracket or with a pair ot outwardly projecting ears 21 (seeFigure 3) between which is pivotally mounted a latching lever 22, suchlatching lever being provided with a curved outer manipulating end, asshown. The inner end ot the latching lever constitutes a locking pawl 23which projects through an aperture 24 in the upright 14, and which isadapted to enter either' of the notches 19 or 20 formed in thecorresponding arcuate member 18, as may be seen most clearly fromFigure 1. Each of the arcuate members 18` form in eiect notchedsegmental devices and are provided with outwardly turned ears 25 attheir ends which contact with the upright 14 and thus limit swinging ofthe jar carrying trame, as shown iu dotted and full lines in the letthand portion of Figure 1.

In using the device, the jaws are positioned in their respective basketsor supporting members and are positioned vertically, the latches 22rocking into place and holding the jars against tilting. When it isdesired to tilt a jar as for instance during dispensing, it is merelynecessary to litt the corresponding latch 22 and rock the jar intodotted line position, as shown in Figure 1, the gravity urged latchsnapping into the outermost notch 20 `when the jar arrives ai. its outertilted position. The jar is thus securely held in a tilted positionwhile dispensing takes place. Thereafter, it is merely necessary torelease the latch. The

' jars are rocked back into vertical position i'or the center or pivotpoints are slightly above the centers o't gravity of the jars.

In order to prevent unauthorized tipping of the jars, the members 16 areprovided Y with lins 2G on their lower sides which have It is to benoted that the fins are of suliicient extent to prevent theirdisengaging from the notch when the corresponding jar is in corupletelytilted position.

It will be seen, therefore, that the jar cannot be tipped by thecustomer on his side of the stand and may only be tipped by thc dealerat a speciic point on the dealers side ot the stand. Further, the devicecannot be rotated while a particular jar is in its tipped position, asthe frame is then locked rigidly to the base portion.

It will be seen that a highly serviceable and efcieut type of jardisplay stand has been provided in which the several jars may be rotatedpast the customer until a selection is made and the particular jar fromwhich dispensing is to take place may be rotated to a position in frontof the dealer. Thereafter the latch may be released and the jar rockedtowards the dealer.

It is to be seen also that tampering with the device by customers isprevented and unauthorized tipping of the jar is wholly avoided.

It will also be seen that a compact, attrae tive and strong displaystand has been provided which may be cheaply and readily made.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, itisto be understood that the invention may be variously embodied and is,therefore, to be limited only as claimed.

I claim:

A display stand for jars comprising a base, a revoluble member carriedthereby, a plurality of upwardly extending spaced arms secured to saidrevoluble member, jar receiving baskets pivoted between said arms,latches for locking said baskets in vertical or tilting positions, a lincarried by the lower end of each ot' said baskets, and a circular platerigidly locked with reference to said base and having its peripheralportion in proximity to said lins to prevent unauthorized tilting ofsaid baskets, said plate having a notch tl'irough one portion oit itsperiphery adapted to receive a fin and permit tilting ot' a basket whensaid basket occupies a predetermined position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of l/Visconsin.

LA M AR H. SHOVER.

